The idea has been mentioned before, but I don't believe this little scheme was ever about trying to catch drug lords. Even the dolts at the BATFE and DEA know that the kingpins have their own private armies. The chances of finding one of these perambulatory weapons in the possession of anybody of major consequence was always zero and they knew it.

IMHO, this was ALL about getting U.S. guns into Mexico, from where they could be traced to "prove" that America's "lax" gun laws are the source of "most" of the crime guns in Mexico, thus giving the Obamanation an excuse to push for more anti-2A legislation.